Broadway AM Report, 10/21/2016 - HAMILTON'S AMERICA Doc on PBS!
By: Jessica Khan Oct. 21, 2016
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it?
THIS WEEKEND'S BIG NEWS:
- The highly anticipatEd Hamilton'S AMERICA documentary airs on PBS tonight!
- POPSTAR (more here) and THE VIEW UPSTAIRS get NYC readings today.
- THE EXORCIST stage adaptation starts in the UK just in time for Halloween...
- RENT launches its 20th anniversary tour across the pond.
- And NOT THAT JEWISH heads Off-Broadway, while BEST IN SHOWS takes the stage Sunday!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- BANDSTAND is set to arrive on Broadway this spring!
- Donna Murphy will play 'Dolly Levi' once a week on the Great White Way...
- Alistair Brammer will return to MISS SAIGON in New York.
- Charity Angel Dawson has stepped into the role of 'Becky' in WAITRESS.
- We got a look (right) at opening night bows and interviews for LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, pics from an #EduHam matinee at HAMILTON, and shots of Anna Deavere Smith meeting the press for NOTES FROM THE FIELD!
- Daveed Diggs has signed on for THE 24 HOUR PLAYS on Broadway, while Carolee Carmello & Mox Von Essen will take part in THE BOOK OF MERMAN industry reading...
- Schwartz, Sondheim and more are slated for DGF's 'GREAT WRITERS' Gala.
- The upcoming DISASTER! concert announced its London cast.
- And Audra McDonald and Will Swenson have welcomed a baby girl!
Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 74 today but stormy, with more rain tomorrow and highs in the mid-50s. Low 60s and sunny on Sunday!
What we're listening to: The LAZARUS original cast album, out today!
What we're watching: HAMILTON'S AMERICA, airing on PBS tonight and live-streaming on Facebook!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Aaron Tveit, who turns 33 today!
Aaron Tveit, who recently appeared as 'Danny Zuko' in GREASE LIVE, last starred on Broadway in CATCH ME IF YOU CAN. Before that, he took the New York stage in NEXT TO NORMAL, WICKED and HAIRSPRAY. The actor recently made his London theatre debut in ASSASSINS and has also appeared Off-Broadway in SAVED. Aaron is well known for his roles in the TV series GOSSIP GIRL, GRASSLAND and BRAINDEAD, as well as his portrayal of 'Enjolras' in the 2012 film adaptation of LES MISERABLES.
Photo by Kevin Estrada/FOX
See you bright and early on Monday, BroadwayWorld!
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